The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Chapter 24

"Freya, did he apologize?"

Audrey's question caught Freya off guard, and with a sly twist of her head, she glanced at Kieran.

Sensing Freya's mischievous intent and fearing she might spew nonsense before Audrey, Kieran walked forward to grab Freya by the arm. "Grandma, excuse me. Ms. Dawson and I need to talk in private. We'll be upstairs." With that, Kieran pulled Freya up the stairs in long strides.

Caught by surprise, Audrey called out, "Kieran! My dear boy, be gentle... She's a lady! If you mistreat Freya, I won't let you off the hook!"

Upstairs, Kieran threw Freya onto the bed and locked the bedroom door.

"Mr. Sutton, what's the meaning of this?" Leaning against the headboard, Freya teased Kieran at the door, "Doing this... what would Ms. Harwood think? She might get jealous, you know."

his grip tightening around her neck, his voice cold, "Have I been too lenient with you? Who gave you the nerve

her." Freya tilted her head back, meeting Kieran's force

cunning in Freya's eyes only fueled Kieran's anger. "Are you not

the Dawson Group, just to see me beg, haven't you? If you kill me, who will you watch

hearing those words, Kieran let out a cold laugh, releasing Freya, "Quite insightful of you. Well

glass

bed, Freya slowly began, "The factory in the west end, downtown development projects, the 15th of every month's overseas trade, and I believe the Sutton Group also runs a major auction

the Sutton Group's darker ventures, including illicit dealings. Such matters, let alone to someone as supposedly sheltered as Freya, were known only to a few high-level executives within their

Sutton, I expect you to pull back on your schemes against the Dawson Group. Otherwise, I can make these secrets public. If both the Sutton and Dawson Group go down, we wouldn't

with danger. Freya was the first to dare threaten him so

provoked. We could part ways amicably. You withdraw your

about parting ways amicably?" Kieran scoffed coldly, "If it weren't for Ellie's generosity in not holding a grudge against